Truck.



H. SIMPSON.

TRUCK..

APPLICATION HLED Nov.12. |913.

Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

.Jwardmpsam A TTURNE V5 Wl TNESSES:

H. SIMPSON.

TRUCK. APP'LICATION FILED NOV. 12.1918.

1,175,312. Patented M... 14,1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

'UNITEDSTATES PATENT on c.

HOWARD-SIMPSON, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR F ONEFOURTH TO NDREW C. STRICKLAND ANDA OVNE-FOURLH T0 ED WHITLOCK.; BOTH OF RICHMOND, VIRv GINI'A.

TRUCK.

' n Specification of Letters Patent,V4

.Application mea November 12,1913. serial iioaods'za.

Toall 'whom it may concern.:v

A siding at Richmond` in the county ofHenricol and State 'of Virginia, have invented a new and Improved Truck, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention, vwhich generally relates to improvements in trucks, 1s more specifically designed for'handling heavy barrels, hogsheadsfand the like, and it 'primarily hasfor its object toprovide a truck of the general .character stated, of av simple and economi- Cal construction, that can be conveniently handled and which effectively serves its intended purposes.

Another object ofmy' invention" is to provide an improved construction of truck of the low down type having the parts cooperatively ',sgarran'ged whereby a heavy barr'feior hgshead can be readily rolled,

'sidvvise, onto 'the track and then conveyed by a ingleperson Vto the desired point of A furthe'rfobje'etof my invention is vto provide a .low 'down truck composed of a rigid frame mounted on'wheelsand including a front or caster ,wheel section so ar-V l ceiving-or delivering the load.

l front and thus permit of1 pulling the truck' Again, my invention has for its object to provideva simple form olf lowdown truck,

the several parts ofwhich are adapted for carrying the hogs'heads,large barrels or the like,'le'ngthwise, that is with either end in with its load through spaces where it is im possible to pass with the load held transversely upon the truck. l

With other objects in view that will hereinafter appear, my inventionconsists in a low down truck embodyingV the peculiar construction and novel arrangement "of the parts hereinafter fully described, specifij cally pointed out the appended claims f Be itknown that I, Howano SIMPSON, re-

andjillustrated ,in the accompanying drawings, in which:-

Figure '1 is a perspective view of a pre- .I

ferred form of-my..improved construction of low down truck,'the saine being shown truck shownrin Fig. l. Fig. 6 is ajcross'section of the front end of the four wheeled' type of truck shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a` transverse .section of the main or body part of the truckon the line 7-7' on Fig. l.

Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view ofthe rear A end of the truck with the foot lever brake included.A Fig. 9 is. a. "sectio n on the line l 9--9 on'Fig. 8. l

In the p actical construction, the main frame or ody portion of my improved truck, is made rigid,- and comprises the op-,

posite sidle, portions 1,'4 each-of which iscom-v posed of 2a pair of longitudinal angle bers 2, so suspended with respect .to Ythe traveler wheels, that their 'lower-.edgcs'are practically on .the floor line, they being, in practice, but

At'the rear end, the side members or barsv 2 are underhimgv from therear axle 3,'the

latter being fixedly held asat f, on` theY side bars 242, the wheels being mounted on roller or ball bearings 6- -6 and held to their bearings by setcollars 7 7, as shown.

Hanging thev main frame from'the back axle, nsrystated and shown, admits :of using carrier wheels 4, of large diameter'fand thereby make the truck r'ui'iv easierV than is possiblewith wheels of smaller diameter.v

IOdesignates an angle 'bar that extends across the rearl end of the mainfxzamegjust in advanceof vthe'back axle, and the verticalA member 71 of` the said b ar extends Abeyond thev said side-bars 2f-2 of thel ina-in frame -and is normally held so'thet the outer ends 72 of the member project in front of the ator at the rear end. of the machine can' readily hold the truck from running too fast by simply pressing down on the foot lever 9 to cause the ends 72 of the member 71 to engage the rearu'wheels 1*4.'

12-12 designate a pairof cross bars, that form a part of the truck frame, and which form the seat or bed members on which the hogshead or barrel `rests when roll'ed onto the truck. While I have shown but two of the bars 12, a greater number may be used, if desired. Each bar 12, midway its length, is dished to form a. curved seat or bed for holding the barrel from freely rolling side# wise otl the truck. The opposite ends of the bars 12 are mounted upon and-riveted tothe side bars 2-2 and said ends, which project beyond the said side bars 2, are curved downwardly to a point in line with the bottom edge of the lside bars 2 and then horizont-ally outwardly to form penetrating or toe portions 13, the construction of the ends of the bars 12 being designed for being readily projected under the hogshead when it is desired to load the same onto the truck, and to 'facilitate' the rolling of the hogshead onto the body. proper of the truck, the ends or toe portions of the bars have pointed prongs 14, as shown. Furthermore, the projected ends of the cross bars 12 act as inclined ways when rolling the hogshead onto the truck and hence the hogshead can be readily rolled to cause it to ride over o'nto the main frame. i

In the most complete and preferred form of my improved truck, the same'has four wheels, one at each cornefr of'the ltruck to properly balance the load and overcome the tendency of the heavy load tipping the truck at the sides or corners.

When the truck is arranged las a four wheeled truck, the front caster wheels and the supporting or head frame therefor are land underside. of the cross beam 15.

A caster wheell-S is mounted on eachiend of the cross beam v15 and the Shanks 16a of the said wheels 18 extend abovefthesaid beam and each connects withjalcrank arm 18a. .i 4

19 designates a link bar pivotally connected at the ends to thecrankarms 18a- By reason of mounting the front casterL wheels in the manner shown and described, it is obvious that by grasping the tongue, the truck can be readily pulled along with the load, as desired.y andfsinc'e the two caster wheels are joined by the crank and link mechanism described and sh0wn,'it follows that the front end of the truck vcan'be easily turned in almost anydi'rection and as the' two wheels constantly lmove together there is practically no drag strain on'the operatorwhen making the necessary turns.

By having four wheels, one at each corner, a truck of greatstability is provided, there being no danger in tipping the corners. o

Instead of providing two front or caster wheels, as shown' in Fig. 1, only a, single front caster wheel ty be used, as shdwn in Fig. 2,' by referente to which it will beA noticed that shank2l-0 the` wheel 25 that passes up: through the cross beam' 15 connects directly with the` tongue. Inl this latter form, instead of using the wooden cross beam 15 and the end blocks, as shown in Fi 'gd-.2, the single caster wheel connection with the main frame may be allof metal,

as shown in Fig. 3 which illustrates the said connection in the nature of a yoke member 26, the central portion 27 of which forms the bearing for the wheel shank 24. The end portions of lthe said yoke member arevbent f downwardly lfrom the central member 27 \and then terininate inhorizontal ends 28 adapted to fit within the recesses 29 formed i between the projected front ends 2a of- `the side bars 2 to which the said ends.28 securely bolted, as shown. 1

From the foregoing descriptiomvtaken in connection with thedrawings, thecomplete construction, the manner of operation and the advantages of' my improved truckwill be readily apparent.

By reason of mounting the. front lor caster wheels and connecting the same with the main frame, as shown and4 described, the

.iront or caster wheelsat `all times remain in line with thetongue, the attachment of les the'latter permitting the carrying of the latter from one 'direction over the truck front to the opposite direction 'without moving the said front or caster Wheels. This wide range of motion of the tongue is of importance since it permits of handling the truck in very close places to either receive or deliver the load.

l1. In a truck, a main frame composed of sides, each formed of a pair of spaced angle irons, axle clamps mounted on the rear ends of each pair of said angle irons, a rear wheel axle held in the said clamps, cross barsY mounted upon and secured to the side bars whose ends project beyond the side bars and are bent down to form horizontal members, a cross member located adjacent the rear axle wheels and having its ends projected over the saidl wheels for moving into engagement therewith, `said cross member being hingedly connected to the angle irons of the side bars of the frame, a lever secured to the said hingedcr'oss bar and projected rearwardly over the rear axle, means for holding the cross bar and lever up to their normal position, and aicaster wheel connected with the front end ofthe side bars of the main frame.

2. In a truck, .,a main frame composed of sides, each formed of a pair of spaced angle irons', axle clamps mounted on the rear ends of each pair of said angle irons, a rear axle held in said clamps and Wheels mounted on said axle, cross bars mounted upon and se cured to saidside bars, the ends of said cross bars projecting beyond the side bars and bent downwardly to form horizontal members, prongs carried by the ends of said cross bars and a caster wheel connected with the front end of said side bars of the main frame.

3. In a truck, a main frame composed of sides, each formed of a pair of spaced angle irons, axle clamps mounted on the rear ends of each pair of angle irons, the rear Wheel carrying axle held in the said clamps, cross bars mounted on the side bars whose ends project beyond the said side bars and are bent down to form horizontal members, a

cross member located adjacent the rear axle wheel and having the ends projected `over the wheels to move into engagement there'f with, said cross member being hingedly connected to the said bars of the frame, a lever secured to the said hinged cross bar and projected rearwardly overthe rearv axle, and

a caster wheel carryingfframe connected ends extend beyond the saidl side bars and.

curve downwardly and outwardly, a front' frame comprising members fixedly connect edito the front ends of the side bars of the` main` frame, a caster wheel supported bythe said members whose shank extends above the said members and a draft ton le hingedly 1ponnected to the upper end o 'thel said s an 5. In a truck, the combination with the rear wheel carrying axle and the main' frame pendently supported at its rear end from the said axle, the said main frame comprising sides each formed of a pair of spaced angle.4l irons, at least one cross bai' mounted and secured upon the said angle bars land-,havin the ends curved downwardly and projecte rearwardi-y from the said bars, a front caster,

wheel carrying frame consisting'oa yoke` member having a central bearing portion and bifurcated ends theV said ends being curved downwardly and terminating in horizontal members thatv extend `between they front ends of the angle bars of the' side of the main frame, means forsecuringl the said.'` ends to the said angle bars, a' caster. wheel, whose shank is journaled in the central bear-f i ing portion 'of the yoke member, and a draft tongue hingedly'connected with the'uppe'r,

end of the said shank. v l

HOWARD sIMi'soNf" Witnesses:- l i i MORTEN'S THALLIANER,

HERBERT C. Hom)` 

